Tortoise

Holy smokes! This might be the best weekend for live music in Chicago outside of Pitchfork Fest and Lollapalooza weekends. So many shows. So little time. Read on for previews of Evan Dando at the Double Door, Tortoise at Lincoln Hall, Scott Lucas and the Married Men at Schubas and that’s just scratching the surface.

But before we get to the shows, a reminder that Loud Loop Radio will be back on the air tomorrow, Saturday, February 20, at 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Radio DePaul.

Anyway, we’ve got a whole lot of ground to cover. Lets get to it, shall we?

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It’s that time again, we’ve looked ahead and started filling in our calendars with all of the awesome upcoming shows headed to Chicago in the next few months. Being the good guys and gals that we are, we’re sharing our favorites with you, all of which will surely be not-to-miss performances of artists from around the globe that includes an impressive line-up of local acts. Check out below what we think are the hot Winter/Early Spring concerts, local acts are BOLD for easy access, and let us know in the comments what we may have missed.

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Being that I’m not exactly the biggest jazz-head on the scene, I had some trepidation about giving a review of Boca Negra, the new Thrill Jockey album from the post-bop Chicago Underground Duo.  I know my basics when it comes to jazz – Coltrane, Miles, Bird – but I don’t venture their way that often anymore so I felt a little rusty going in.  Add “post-bop” to the mix and I had no idea what to expect.  Alas, what I found was much more “in there” than “out there” and an album that does a decent job of telling a story from beginning to end.

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